Kentucky transparency legislation
From Sunshine Review
Transparency legislation proposed in Kentucky.
[edit] 2009
- See also: Kentucky Open Records Act
Senator John Schickel has proposed Senate Bill 30 [1] which would exempt the recordings of calls to 911 from public access. The bill allows for transcripts of the calls to be made public, but not the actual audio. [2] Opponents of the bill are calling it "a waste of time, your tax dollars and is a dangerous move toward limiting free speech and open records/sunshine laws" [3] and "a poorly thought out solution to a mostly non-existent problem." [4]
SB 30 has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and now heads to the floor for a vote. [5]
Senate Bill 188 [6] would create a General Assembly Accountability and Review Division to conduct investigations, audits and reviews and otherwise monitor the activities of public agencies. The agency would be exempt from KORA. [7] The Kentucky Press Association is opposing the exemptions provisions in the bill. [8]
[edit] References
- ↑ Text of SB 30
- ↑ Lawmaker pushes to keep 911 calls off the airwaves, Kentucky.com, January 25, 2009
- ↑ the 'Ville Voice "From Dept of Wasting Your Time & Money", January 26, 2009
- ↑ Keep public records open, Kentucky.com, February 18, 2009
- ↑ Ky. bill advances to keep 911 calls off airwaves, Lexington Herald-Leader, February 5, 2009
- ↑ Text of SB188
- ↑ Powerful watchdog agency proposed, Courier-Journal, February 21, 2009
- ↑ Press group opposes closing records of legislative probes, Courier-Journal, February 24, 2009
